WEBVTT - Headlines: RBA keeps interest rates on hold at 4.1%

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<v Speaker 1>From the Daily Os. I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm Lucy Tassel.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Tuesday, the first of April. Here's what's making headlines

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<v Speaker 1>this evening.

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<v Speaker 2>The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the cash rate

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<v Speaker 2>will remain unchanged at four point one percent. This is

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<v Speaker 2>the rate the RBA charges banks for short term loans.

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<v Speaker 2>The cash rate affects interest rates across the economy, including

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<v Speaker 2>home loans, which is why changes to it are often

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<v Speaker 2>referred to as interest rate changes. The RBA noted inflation

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<v Speaker 2>is down quote substantially since the peak in twenty twenty two,

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<v Speaker 2>but it said the outlook remains uncertain. A statement following

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<v Speaker 2>today's decision said the Board needs to be confident that

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<v Speaker 2>progress will continue so that inflation returns to the midpoint

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<v Speaker 2>of the target band that's two to three percent. The

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<v Speaker 2>Central Bank also noted significant uncertainty about the outlook abroad,

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<v Speaker 2>including the quote global impact of US tariffs.

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<v Speaker 1>New South Wales police has charged three people, including a teenager,

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<v Speaker 1>after seizing several homemade machine guns allegedly made using a

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<v Speaker 1>three D printer. A sixteen year old boy and a

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<v Speaker 1>forty five year old man were arrested in the state's

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<v Speaker 1>Illawarra region on Monday as part of an ongoing weapons

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<v Speaker 1>and drug supply investigation. Investigators claim they discovered several loaded guns,

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<v Speaker 1>a three D printer, an extensive amount of firearm parts,

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<v Speaker 1>and thousands of rounds of various ammunition during searches. The

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<v Speaker 1>older man has been charged with twenty offenses, while the

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<v Speaker 1>teenager is facing sixteen chargers. All of their charges are

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<v Speaker 1>related to organized crime and the supply and manufacture of firearms.

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<v Speaker 1>A third man was arrested on the Gold Coast and

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<v Speaker 1>he's expected to be extradited to face charges in New

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<v Speaker 1>South Wales.

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<v Speaker 2>The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator is calling for justice

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<v Speaker 2>and answers after fifteen first responders were killed by Israeli

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<v Speaker 2>strikes in southern Gaza. UN Humanitarian Affairs Chief Tom Fletcher

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<v Speaker 2>said quote Israeli forces killed eight Palestinian medics, six civil

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<v Speaker 2>defense first responders and a UN staff member in an

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<v Speaker 2>attack last week. Fletcher said the clearly identified humanitarian workers

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<v Speaker 2>were assisting in Rafa when they came under fire. In

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<v Speaker 2>a statement, Israeli forces said the group was quote advancing

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<v Speaker 2>suspiciously toward IDF troops without headlights. Or emergency signals when

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<v Speaker 2>it opened fire. Israel also claims a Hummas operative was

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<v Speaker 2>killed during the strike. The UN said the targeting or

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<v Speaker 2>endangering of emergency responders, journalists, or humanitarian workers is a

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<v Speaker 2>flagrant and severe disregard of international law.

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<v Speaker 1>And today's good news. Authorities in the US state of

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<v Speaker 1>Illinois have returned fifteen hundred acres of land to an

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<v Speaker 1>indigenous tribe. The park and spans around six hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>seven hectares in an area west of Chicago. A US

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<v Speaker 1>government treaty signed in eighteen twenty nine promised the land

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<v Speaker 1>would be given back to its traditional owners, the Prairie

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<v Speaker 1>Land Potawatomi Nation. However, the deal was never honored. This week,

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<v Speaker 1>Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker signed a law transferring the

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<v Speaker 1>Shabonah Lake State Recreation Area to the Potawatomi. The group

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<v Speaker 1>said the decision reflects the power of quote collaboration, demonstrating

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<v Speaker 1>that healing and reconciliation are possible.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the latest from the Dallyio's newsroom. If you're looking

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<v Speaker 1>until then, have a great evening.

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